OBITUARY: Harold D. Hampshire, 79, of Portland

Harold D. Hampshire, 79, of Portland passed away July 20, 2013. He was born Sept. 6, 1933 in Ionia the son of Floyd and Arvilla (Steele) Hampshire. Harold married Mary Rich Sept. 15, 1951 in Ionia.

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Posted Jul. 22, 2013 at 5:45 PM

Posted Jul. 22, 2013 at 5:45 PM

PORTLAND, Mich.

Harold D. Hampshire, 79, of Portland passed away July 20, 2013. He was born Sept. 6, 1933 in Ionia the son of Floyd and Arvilla (Steele) Hampshire. Harold married Mary Rich Sept. 15, 1951 in Ionia.

He is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Mary Hampshire, the daughter of Armour Rich and Madeline Soule; his children, Linda (Allen) Hull of Lowell, Pamela Morgan of Ionia, Gene Hampshire of Freeport, Judy Bailey of Lowell and Debbie (Rick) Hull of Portland; sister Janice (Don) Rose of Lansing; eight grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.

Harold was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Ricky; and sister Joyce LeValley.

Funeral Services for Harold will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Lake Funeral Home in Ionia with Pastor Kenneth Harger officiating. Interment Balcom Cemetery. Visitation will be on Tuesday 4 to 7 p.m. at the Funeral Home.